Day in Pictures - January 4, 2013

Austria's Wolfgang Loitzl soars through the air during his competition jump of the third stage of the four hills ski jumping tournament during foggy weather in Innsbruck, Austria, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

This photo made available by Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England shows Malala Yousufzai saying goodbye as she is discharged from the hospital to continue her rehabilitation at her family's temporary home in the area, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. the teenage Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education has been released from the hospital after impressing doctors with her strength. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham officials said Friday 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai will be treated as an outpatient before being readmitted for further cranial re-constructive surgery at the end of the month or in early February. (AP Photo/Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham)

A Pakistani boy, bottom left, walks past laundry hung in a field to be dried, during a foggy and cold morning in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A child uses a megaphone to lead others in chanting Free Syrian Army slogans during a demonstration in the neighborhood of Bustan Al-Qasr, Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. The U.N. said Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed since Syria's crisis began in March 2011 — a figure much higher than previous opposition estimates. (AP Photo/ Andoni Lubaki)

A Jordanian boy wears a headband with Arabic writing that reads "there is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his Prophet." during a rally by Jordanian and Syrian followers of the banned Islamic-oriented Hizb Al-Tahrir, Liberation Party, after the Friday prayer in front of the Syrian embassy, in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 4, 2013. Hundreds of protesters shouted slogans proclaiming that Syria will have an Islamic state after the toppling of Bashar Assad and his regime. Russia's foreign minister said Saturday that Assad has no intention of stepping down and it would be impossible to try to persuade him otherwise. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

A young Bangladeshi boy walks past aluminum buckets displayed for sale on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. The buckets are kept for use in case of fire at garment factories. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Afghani men pray after being released from prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Some 250 prisoners formerly held by the U.S. have been released by Afghan authorities in hopes that this will lead to reconciliation in the 11-year conflict, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday. The released prisoners had been captured in operations against the Taliban and other groups. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

A drowsy looking female lion cub sports a milk mustache after being bottle fed at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. The cub, part of a litter of 5 born on Dec. 29, 2012, was smaller than the others and did not compete well for food, so zoo staff began caring for it until it becomes strong enough to join it's siblings. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Darius Lang (center) says goodbye to relatives following a probate hearing Friday where he asked to be named administrator of the estate of slain Memphis police officer Martoiya Lang. Darius and Martoiya Lang were married in 1998 and had marital issues leading to three divorce filings in 2005, 2008 and 2011, none of which was finalized. The couple were due in court next month for the latest divorce proceedings.

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January 4, 2013 - (center) Chelsie Maclin, senior at Whitehaven High School, joins other members of the school's ham squad in cheering for the Whitehaven Tigers as they are presented with the Army National Guard national ranking trophy as part of the eighth annual MaxPreps Football Tour of Champions. Whitehaven finished No. 54 in the final rankings and is one of 50 schools being honored on this season's tour. (Kyle Kurlick/Special to The Commercial Appeal)

January 4, 2013 - Barge traffic along the Mississippi River has slowed down due to low waters. This barge is heading south in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/ Commercial Appeal)